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• Consumer Reports Shows How to Avoid Design Goofs When Remodeling a Dream Kitchen

  In-depth kitchen report includes CR ratings and buying advice for flooring, countertops, ranges, microwaves and range hoods, cooktops, wall ovens, refrigerators and dishwashers.

• Germ Warfare - Understanding the Enemy

  What you don’t see can hurt you. Invisible to the naked eye, a world of microorganisms (living things so small you need a microscope to see them) lives in soil, on your skin, in your mouth, on the floor, doorknobs, cell phones, walls, computer keyboards, or countertops — pretty much everywhere.

• Carpet Spills and Spots: Get Them Out!

  Be prepared for quick action to save your carpet from a spill...and a serious carpet cleaning bill.

• Pet Meets Carpet (and Furniture)

  Damage to textiles from pet accidents only worsens as time goes by. Find out how to take the appropriate action early on.

• How Does Your Water Affect Your Laundry?

  Your water supply may require extra measures for best results.

• Carpet Cleaning Tips - Vacuuming

  Proper vacuuming is the easiest and most effective way to keep carpet clean, while having a positive impact on the cleanliness of your home and the air you breathe.

• Natural House Cleaning

  We only have one earth. Love it, and when you clean, think “green” or natural.

• Tomatoes in a Can

  Apartment dwellers and those with otherwise inadequate yards can still eat from a home-grown garden.

• Building Your Weather Wall

  Defend a cozy — and healthy — home when the weather blows in.

• Stone Care Made Easy

  Simple steps to natural stone care will keep it looking beautiful for many years.

• For Dummies® — Caulking Your Tub and Shower

  How to remove old caulking, treat for mold and apply a new, protective caulk line.

• Loving Leather

  The kinds and care of leather upholstery.

• Selecting the Right Water Treatment System for Your Family

  Carbon filter? Reverse osmosis? Water softener? Ultraviolet system? Find answers here.

• Is Self Storage for You?

  The truth is, there IS more storage space! So what if you have to drive down the block to use it...

• Cleaning and Child Safety: Tips for Parents of Young Children

  Ten simple year-round reminders for consumers to help keep their families safe.

• 5 Tips for Cleaning With Younger Kids

  If they’re going to be underfoot anyway, they may as well clean the baseboards!

• Manly Guidelines for Garage Rehab

  Tom McNulty brings order to a traditionally male-dominated territory.

• Vacuum Cleaner Testing at Consumer Reports

  When Consumer Reports talks, people listen.

• Finishing School for Wood Floors

  Facts about factory-finished and unfinished floors.

• All About Wallpaper

  If it's dirty, should you wash it, or what?

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